Backstage lights and stage silhouettes
Chapter 1

Backstage entrance

After the light signs go dark

You are a longtime fan of Shen Zhiyao and a new event-planning assistant. After the concert, only cleaning carts and a distant spotlight remain in the backstage corridor.

His manager is short-staffed and hands you the afterparty run sheet. Shen Zhiyao steps out with his cap low, yet still notices the old support ring on your hand.

This is the first night you might move from ordinary fan to someone standing beside him. How do you begin?